jhb

I have a CDR-210, I think from about 94 (I bought used to replace the tape deck). I noticed today that the CD won't play the CD's I burned. Anyone else notice this, is it just the older model radios?

B-Line home

Did you finalize the CD's??

Sometimes if you don't finalize the CD, certain CD players won't accept it. Other CD players do accept non finalized CD's..

So you might want to try that.

993Widebody

When you burn the CDs, you can burn them in MP3 format or WAV. WAV is what you want since it is the original format. MP3 is probably the format you burned the CD since this is commonly the default with a lot of software.

Double check to see if you used the WAV format. If you did, then I have no other suggestions.

ashame1

The CD's that are blue in color on the Data side tend to play better in auto players. These also tend to be the CD's that are a bit more expensive.

Luis A.

Mine play fine.

vjd3

I thought audio CDs were supposed to be AIFF files ... no?

They play fine in my 95 C4.

Vic

Flying Finn

Some players just don't do it...

I have Harman Kardon home stereo system and it won't play burned CDs, finalized or not, what ever type or what ever CD, it's just too smart to play copies. <img src="graemlins/cussing.gif" border="0" alt="[grrrrrrr]" />

last993

Agree w/ B-line's recommendation. If you can find the gold surface one, it's even better.

993C4

Not all CD players will read home made audio CDs.

I find Blue and Diamond CDs best for audio. If you are using a PC to burn music, I recommend Adaptec Easy CD creator. Make sure you burn it on audio-CD format (aka AIFF format) and not MP3 or wave. If you are using a mac, you can burn your CDs using Itunes and select CD-audio format.

BTW, try Kazaa (for PC) and Limewire (for Mac) They are both very good file sharing sites. You'll find all sorts of music/video here.

993 C4 Cab

last993

993C4,

First of all, thanks for the great info. I have two questions regarding the "Kazaa" site. Is it very safe to download any music files ?....any pre-cautions ? Second, I don't have the cable modem, just 50 kbps connection. Do you recommend to upgrade my internet service to use the proposed site more effectively ?....any other solution(s) ? Thanks.

Bins

I first tried a data cd and it worked but kept jumping in the car. Then I tried a Audio cd and it worked fine.

Try a cd made only for audio recording purposes, eg JVC CDR Audio (For Music Only)

If that doesnt work then it sounds like you system is not able to read home burned cds. But that would be surprising.

Regards.

bbeckmann

This rapidly is turning OT, but since someone asked about the safety of Kazaa, I'll chime in.
First, you need high speed connection to not make it annoying. Second, Kazaa is well known as spyware. It's a closed system with an unknown protocol. Apparently, they can run any new code on your system at will. Limewire uses an open protocol, but it's horribly slow. A well secured machine can happily use Kazaa, but then it seems 90% of people with DSL/cable/wireless connections could care less about others peeking into thier machines. I can walk into my back yard, and see my neighbor's wireless network pop right up. So, before having a full time connection to the net, spend a 100 bucks and an afternoon learning how to keep your stuff safe.

993Widebody

[quote]Originally posted by 993C4:
<strong>Not all CD players will read home made audio CDs.

Make sure you burn it on audio-CD format (aka AIFF format) and not MP3 or wave. </strong><hr></blockquote>

As far as I know, an audio CD is a WAV format. So therefore, telling someone not to burn wave is impossible. AIFF (I think that is something proprietary to adaptec's cd creator software. In any case I have burned plenty of CDs with Adaptec Easy CD Creator as Audi CDs(wav) and have had no problems. I don't believe the color or type of CD matters much. However, you have to make sure you don't format the CD as a proprietary Adaptec format or as a data CD.

jhb

I burned the CD two years ago, and they play just fine in my BMW. They are in .wav format. The Porsche head unit just searches. I did hear that for some reasons, some units won't play burned CD, guess I have one now. <img src="graemlins/crying.gif" border="0" alt="[crying]" />

Rohan Nath

I have a CDR-210 and it works fine with burned CDs. I think all my CDs have either Gold or Blue back. I burned them using a PC though not sure which format they are in (probably the default).